BLIS-102: Information Sources and Services
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Unit 1: Information Sources: Meaning, Nature, Characteristics and Types
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Unit 1: Primary Sources of Information
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Unit 1: Secondary Sources of Information
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Unit 1: Tertiary Sources of Information
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Unit 2: Non-Documentary Sources
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Unit 3: Electronic Information Sources
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Unit 3: Electronic Information Sources: E-Journals, E-Books, Databases, and ETDs
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Unit 3: Internet Information Resources
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Unit 3: Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
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Unit 3: E-Books
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Unit 3: Open Access Resources (OARs): Meaning, Evolution, Models, Advantages, Limitations and Role of Libraries and Library Professionals
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Unit 3: Open Educational Resources (OERs): Meaning, Evolution and Growth, Advantages, Limitations and Role of Libraries and Library Professionals
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Unit 3: Subject Gateways: Meaning, Advantages, Limitations and Examples
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Unit 3: Bibliography: Indian National Bibliography (INB) and British National Bibliography (BNB)
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Unit 3: E-ShodhSindhu and Shodhganga
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Unit 3: LISTSERV: Meaning, Components, Types, Growth and Development, Advantages, Limitations and Application
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Unit 4: Reference Services & Referral Services: Concept and Functions
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Unit 4: Documentation Services: Current Awareness Service (CAS) and Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI)
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Unit 4: Indexing Services: Meaning, Characteristics, Objectives and Importance
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Unit 4: Abstracting Services: Meaning, Features, Objectives and Importance
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Unit 4: Translation Services: Meaning, Advantages, Processes & Methods, Role of Translation Services in Libraries
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Unit 4: Academic Social Networks: Meaning, Characteristics, Importance and Role in Libraries, Advantages, Real-World Examples of Academic Social Networks
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Unit 4: Invisible College: Meaning, Characteristics, Importance & Role
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Unit 4: Institutional Repository: Introduction, Meaning and Definition, Characteristics, Limitations and Challenges, Role of Libraries
BLIS-201: Information and Communication
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Unit 1: Information: Concept, Characteristics, and Nature
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Unit 1: Conceptual difference between Data, Information and Knowledge
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Unit 1: Modes of Information Generation: Observation, Thought Process, Experimentation, Processing of Data, Event, Evolution, & Dream
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Unit 1: Forms of Information: Oral, Pictorial Printed & Digitized
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Unit 2: Communication: Concepts, Nature, Importance, Purpose and Enhancing Communication Effectiveness (The 7 Cs)
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Unit 2: Communication types: Verbal, Nonverbal, Written, Visual, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Group, Mass, Formal and Informal Communication
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Unit 2: Communication Process: Element, Cycle and difference between Communication Cycle & Process
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Unit 2: Communication Models: Shannon and Weaver's, Lasswell's, Gerbner's and Wilbur Schramm's
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Unit 3: Communication Channels in Information Centers: Oral, Written and Visual
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Unit 3: Communication Barriers: Challenges and Overcoming in Library and Information Centres
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Unit 3: Trends in Scientific Communication and Role of Scholarly Communication in Research
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Unit 3: Changing role of Library and Information Centres in Information Society
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Unit 4: Information Society: Concept, Definition, Perceptions, Role of Libraries and Future
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Unit 4: Dynamics of change in Societies: Societal Change, Rapidity of Change & Agent of Change
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Unit 4: Impact of Information and Knowledge on Different Sectors: Education and Training, Research and Development, Media, Government, Business and Industry and Daily Life of People
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Unit 5: Knowledge Management: Definition, Changing Scenario and Driving Forces in Knowledge Management
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Unit 5: Knowledge Management System: Definition, Practical Approach and Strategies, Richness versus Reach
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Unit 5: Library and Information Science Professional as knowledge professional, Preparing knowledge workers and the future
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Unit 5: Knowledge Society: Features of the Emerging Knowledge Society
BLIS-203: Information Users and Studies
BLIS-PG-LIS-101-C: Management of Library & Information Centres
